Prompt:
Full-body portrait rendered in the monumental, sculptural style of Michelangelo Buonarroti, where classical form and symbolic tension are carved into sacred stillness. The subject is a young woman seen from the front, barefoot, crouched low in a deep squat, her spine erect, knees wide apart, her weight grounded in silent strength. Her right hand rests on her knee, while her left is lifted in the iconic beckoning gesture of the Maneki-neko—fingers gently curled, wrist delicately turned forward in a motion both inviting and enigmatic.
Her features are finely modeled with Renaissance clarity: soft yet defined cheekbones, full lips slightly parted, and vivid green eyes that look directly forward with quiet resolve. Freckles scatter across her pale skin, glowing softly in warm, directional light. Her natural red hair, richly wavy and parted to the left, falls in sculptural locks—one side framing her cheek, the other brushing her shoulder.
On her head, she wears a woolen cap shaped into two cat-like ears, finely knitted in warm ochre tones with subtle brown detailing—an object of gentle whimsy, rendered with classical weight. Draped over her shoulders is an opulent Japanese-style uchikake mantella, heavy with symbolic pattern: soaring cranes, pine needles, and stylized waves embroidered in muted gold, deep indigo, and iron red upon a smoky gray silk. The folds cascade down her arms and across her thighs, forming volumetric drapery in the manner of sculpted marble.
The background evokes a worn fresco wall—layers of ochre, umber, and pale ash, with faint floral outlines and calligraphic fragments fading into abstraction. The atmosphere is sacred and serene, yet touched by quiet humor and folkloric charm. She appears not as an idol, but as a myth reborn—playful, powerful, and eternal, beckoning the viewer with a gesture both ancient and tender.
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